X-Message-Number: 17448 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:29:41 -0400 Subject: SAVING JAMES SWAYZE -- UPDATE From: First, on behalf of James and CI, I'd like to thank all those that have contributed so far. Some of the pledges have yet to arive, and we still have a considerable way to go, but -- with everyone's help -- we hope to make it yet. By way of making James Swayze a little better known in the cryonics community, a James Swayze web site is now online. You can visit it at http://www.davidpascal.com/swayze. It includes an extensive selection of photos, James' posts to Cryonet, examples of his art work, and a number of links to his favorite web sites and interests. So if some of you would like to have a look at the face of the fellow we're all rooting for and get to know him a bit better, click over. Also, as Robert Ettinger also mentioned, CI is now accepting credit card payments for donations, via Paypal. For those who don't know what Paypal is, it's a dot-com with over nine million individual and business members. All you need to do is go to http://www.paypal.com and register -- a very easy process -- and you can send payments to anyone with an email address that's also registered. (Such as The Cryonics Institute. '' should be mentioned as our email address, with 'Cryonics Institute' as payee, and you can add a message to the payment, mentioning that your donation is for the James Swayze fund.) I might add that Paypal is worth looking into for its own sake. It enables you as an individual to not only make payments but also receive them, and it has one of the most secure encryption processes available. So instead of sending your credit card number over the net repeatedly for several purchases, with Paypal you only have to register it once, securely. That means that your credit card number will not be given to or known by CI or anyone you make a payment to, if you choose to pay via Paypal. Paypal purchases are also insured to a $100,000 limit, and it's been favorably reviewed by organizations including Forbes, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. (Needless to say, we are still accepting checks: just email what you can to 'James Swayze Fund', The Cryonics Institute, 24355 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035. You'll receive an acknowledgement, of course, and all names and amounts will be kept confidential if requested.) Incidentally -- I'm sure all of us would like to help James Swayze, and the very best way to do that is by making a donation. But you can also help just by getting the word out. The problem with raising money on Cryonet is that there are only some three hundred or so subscribers to the list, and not all of them read the list every day. There are about a thousand signed-up members of cryonics organizations, and thousands more associated with them or interested in cryonics -- but no more than a few dozen people might have read the Swayze Fund announcement on Cryonet and be aware of James Swayze's situation. Some of those few have been very compassionate and generous. But if hundreds or thousands knew instead of dozens, James Swayze's suspension might be secure. There's an easy solution. If you know of anyone in the cryonics movement who might be interested in helping James Swayze out, but who might not be a Cryonet regular, please mention the Swayze Fund the next time you happen to talk to them or email them, and ask them to pass the word. It doesn't cost a cent, and the more people learn about James and the Fund, the better his chances are. Also, feel free to link to the James Swayze web site: http://www.davidpascal.com/swayze. I'm sure James would be glad to return the favor. David Pascal Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17448